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See Various BTS FX Tests From ‘Alien: Resurrection’, Including the Acid Face Effect!
Alien: Resurrection is a movie that I really want to defend and enjoy but there are a lot of issues with it. Perhaps the most glaring problem I’ve always felt was that it just didn’t feel like an Alien film. It’s a bit too glossy and quirky, which is definitely a style that director Jean-Pierre Jeunet utilizes (and I love in his other movies). It was also batshit crazy, really talking the idea of the “birthing” of Xenomorphs to a whole new level. But I can’t argue that the movie had some interesting concepts and some fun nods to the other films. It’s obviously my least favorite of the original four but that doesn’t mean I won’t watch it every now and again.
But one thing that I love about the film is that there are some great practical FX done throughout. Yes, some CGI was employed (those swimming xenomorphs…) but, for the most part, there was some really solid practical FX employed throughout. And to give you a taste of some of those effects, Studio ADI has released a behind-the-scenes video that goes into some of the creations they employed for the film.
If you had to rank the Alien films (not including the AvP ones), what would your ranking look like? Tell us in the comments!
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‘Ready or Not’: Radio Silence Filmmakers Tease the “Absolute Banger” of a Sequel That’s Taking Shape
It was first reported a couple weeks ago that Ready or Not 2 is now in development, with Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan, Insidious: The Last Key, Escape Room, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions) in talks to direct the sequel to the 2019 box office hit. Additionally, we had learned that Samara Weaving would be returning to star.
Entertainment Weekly caught up with Ready or Not directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin in the wake of those reports, and we’ve now got an update straight from the source.
“It’s getting figured out. That’s what we’ll say: Ready or Not 2 is getting figured out,” Gillett tells EW, confirming last month’s report. “What we can say is that there is a script that is an absolute fucking banger of a sequel. And however it gets made, and in whatever capacity we are helping get it made, we are so excited that it’s happening.”
“I don’t think we knew after making [Ready or Not] that there would be so much story left to tell,” Gillett continues. “We’re so proud of what that first movie is, we’re so proud of what the sequel is. We’re just really excited, and fingers crossed that it gets made.” Bettinelli-Olpin adds, “And with Searchlight and Samara, they’re not gonna let it down.”
The first film introduced a mythology wherein the wealthy Le Domas family has made a deal with the devil, one that requires them to take part in bizarre – and deadly – wedding night traditions. There’s much that can be done with the premise going forward, even if the first movie ended with Weaving’s Grace massacring the family and burning down their estate.
Wikipedia reminds, “The sole survivor of the night, Grace walks out of the burning manor just as the police arrive. Upon asking her what happened, she simply replies: in-laws.”
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